PennDOT is announcing a full closure of Madison Avenue in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County will occur on Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21 weather permitting.

Madison Avenue will close to traffic Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21 from East Ohio Street to Spring Garden Avenue. This daily closure will occur from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day to accommodate concrete placement work. The roadway will reopen to traffic if work is completed early. Motorists will be detoured.

This $12.7 million project will also include reconstruction of East Ohio Street from East Street to the northbound Route 28 on-ramp, traffic signal upgrades at eight intersecting streets, signage improvements, ADA curb cut ramps and pavement marking installation, drainage improvements, retaining wall rehabilitation along East Ohio Street, bridge preservation work, bike lane installation on both sides of East Ohio street from Nash Street to Chestnut Street, and other miscellaneous construction.

Work through 2015 will include reconstruction of East Street and Madison Avenue only. Construction will move to East Ohio Street in spring of 2016. Various ramps and bridges will experience full closures with posted detours. Overall work is set to be complete in October 2016.

The prime contractor for this project is Golden Triangle Construction.

Pennsylvania law states that motorists caught driving 11 mph or more above the posted speed limit in active work zones, or who are involved in a crash in an active work zone and are convicted for failing to drive at a safe speed, automatically will lose their license for 15 days. Work zone safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 700 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.